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Let’s skip the small talk. 2021 1500 Olympic Champions Bobby Finke and Katie Ledecky went head-to-head during a threshold practice which concluded with 15×100 best average. This is what it looked like:
15×100 Best Average
- 1@1:30
- 1@1:20
- 1@1:10
- 2@1:00
- 1@1:25
- 1@1:15
- 1@1:05
- 2@1:00
- 1@1:20
- 1@1:10
- 3@1:00
Bobby Finke‘s Times: 51, 52, 51, 52, 52, 52.4, 52.0, 51.9, 52.5, 52.4, 52.2, 51.7, 51.8, 52.2, 51.6
Katie Ledecky‘s Times: 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53.1, 52.9, 52.8, 53.2, 52.9, 53.0, 52.2, 52.2, 52.8, 52.4
Decent set ….. but I remember someone going 30 on a minute holding 52s not too long ago.
Katie’s times are mind boggling. 👍👍❤️
Practices, and swims like this are what are taking more swimmers to Florida.
Amazing swims, anyone going to try this type of set with their swimmers?
KL should race the men at a TYR event
Amazed Finke didn’t win a NCAA title this season.
ummmm he did – 1650 Free
Nice work!!
Not gonna lie, I was pretty pleased with myself a few weeks ago for doing a :53 for a single SCY 100 with fins from a push. I can’t imagine holding that or faster for that many 100s, let alone on those intervals!
I haven’t swam competitively in over 10 years (DIII at that) but there was no greater feeling than the exhaustion after an incredibly difficult set.